JEFFERSON TWP — Have a feel for the Indiana-Knoch football game Friday?

If so, call Mike King or Mark Zilinskas — because they don't.

"That's the fun thing about sports," Knoch coach King said. "You get a matchup like this one, you trust your game plan, they trust theirs, you go out and play the game.

"And nobody has any clue what's going to happen. I find that exciting."

Indiana (4-1, 2-1) comes to Knoch (5-0, 2-0) at 7:30 p.m. Friday in a game that might help decide the Greater Allegheny Conference champion.

"It's too early yet to determine that, but Mars and Knoch are in Position A right now," Indiana coach Zilinskas said. "Granted, if we win, we could mix things up quite a bit.

"Knoch kids are tough. They come off the ball well. We haven't been making mistakes this year and when we're not, we can be pretty good. This is a tough game to call," he added.

Indiana was 1-8 last year, but returned a number of skilled players on offense. Among them are quarterback Kyle Edgar, running backs Kwaku Asamoah and Jay Roberto, and receivers Brandon Erdely and Casey Lauber.

Edgar threw for 141 yards and ran for 110 as Indiana rolled up 501 yards in last week's 63-14 win over Valley.

"Kyle was our first back to get 100 yards in a game this season, yet we're averaging more than 200 yards on the ground," Zilinskas said. "We have three quality running backs and we spread the ball around.

"We turned the ball over 20 times last season and constantly gave teams field position. This year, we're making plays. That's been the difference," he added.

Indiana runs an option offense. Knoch runs from the I-formation.

"They will lull you into the run, then suddenly drop back and hit a big pass on you," King said. "That team can do a lot of things."

So can the Knights, who were averaging 52 points per game before squeaking past Hampton, 17-14, last week.

"When Tim McNerney was their running back, they fed him the ball 30 times a game. That's who they were and it worked," Zilinskas said. "Now they have loads of weapons that they use in different ways."

Knoch quarterback Ky Kenyon has thrown for 388 yards and rushed for 306. Leading rusher Andrew Rumburg-Goodlin has 491 yards and 10 touchdowns, but he played little the past two weeks because of an injured wrist.

King said the wrist isn't broken. He just doesn't want to risk aggravating the injury.

"That kid will be a big part of our offense down the stretch," the coach said.

The Knights have rushed for 23 touchdowns and passed for nine through five games. Other than a 38-14 loss at Mars two weeks ago, Indiana has outscored its opponents by an average of 34 points per game.

Knoch needed a 33-yard field goal from Kory Wood and a stellar defensive effort, led by outside linebackers Andy Tuzikow and Dan McCormick, to hold off Hampton.

"Nobody can take anything for granted in this conference," Zilinskas noted. "That was a typical GA game, hard-hitting, physical and well-played.

"We're expecting that same type of game Friday night in Saxonburg and our kids are excited about it."